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A Tale of Archaeological Plunder and Obsession
Little Brown and Company
September 2010
On Sale: August 25, 2010
288 pages
ISBN: 0316066427
EAN: 9780316066426
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction
Beyond what most people think about archaeology--with its
cleanly numbered dates, and discoveries--lies a vibrant and
controversial realm of scientists, thieves, and contested
land claims. Now, in TRESPASS, Childs explores the field's
transgressions against the cultures it tries to preserve and
pauses to ask: To whom does the past belong? Written in his
trademark lyrical style, this riveting book carries readers
directly into his adventures and discoveries, lifting the
curtain on the ethical dilemmas and dark side of
archaeology. It is a book about man and nature, remnants and
memory, a dashing tale of crime and detection. In other
words, this is a ghost story.
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